It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A time will come upon people in which a man will be made to choose between helplessness and sinfulness. So whoever lives to see that time should choose helplessness ('ajz: helplessness and seclusion) over fujur (sinfulness)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. The elder whom Sufyan al-Thawri did not name in the narration from Dawud bin Abi Hind is Sa'id bin Abi Jabirah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon a time will come upon people in which a man will be made to choose between helplessness and sinfulness. So whoever among you lives to see that time should prefer 'ajz (helplessness) over fujur (sinfulness)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "After me, tribulations like pieces of the dark night will cover my Ummah. In them a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, and a believer in the evening and become a disbeliever by the morning. People will sell their religion for a small amount of worldly goods." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. Its supporting narration (shahid) is the hadith that makes the reality of this text clear.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Hour there will be tribulations like pieces of the dark night. In them a man will be a believer in the morning and become a disbeliever by the evening, and will be a believer in the evening and become a disbeliever by the morning. People will sell their religion for (a small amount of) worldly goods."